Nielsen scan data show that SweeTango volume sales are up 9.3% and dollar sales are up 13.3% from 2016, according to a news release from marketing firm Fiction Tribe. The average retail price for the apple in September was $2.42 per pound.

The company expects to process more than 500 tons of the fruit this season, said marketing manager Garrison Rajkovich. Opals are grown by Broetje Orchards in Washington and marketed by Yakima-based FirstFruits Marketing of Washington.